AUDIT

By Thers Pacquing

Highlights
What is Audit?
Types of Audit
Audit Classification
Purpose of Audit
Certification
Non-conformance
3 classification of noncormities

What is Audit?
Auditing is the on-site verification activity, such as inspection

or examination, of a process or quality system, to ensure

compliance to requirements. An audit can apply to an entire
organization or might be specific to a function, process, or
production step.

 Effective audits are vital to your business as they enable a site

to demonstrate whether control systems are working correctly

and effectively, and help you identify areas for improvement.

Types of Audit
The Product
The Process
The System

Audit Classification
Audit can be classified;

INTERNAL AUDIT
EXTERNAL AUDIT

 Internal Audit
Is conducted by the organization itself (or conducted on behalf of the

organization) for internal verification, and review.

Internal audit is also known as First Party Audit and it is an internal

management tool, by which an organization check the health of its

management system.

 The frequency of internal audits may vary, with activities in key

areas such as hygiene, good manufacturing practice, foreign

body risks and critical control points (CCPs), HACCP
programme, prerequisite programs and procedures and cover
both the systems in place and work practices.

 External Audit
This type of audit is conducted by an external, independent audit

organization (generally known as certification body)

Also known as Third Party Audit

Purpose of Audit
To verify compliance, conformance, or

performance.
Some audits have special administrative
purposes such as auditing documents, risk,
or performance or following up on
completed corrective actions.
Certification

Certification
Example
ISO 9001:2008 - QUALITY MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM

ISO 9001:2008 - quality

management system
Enables continuous improvement of your organizations

quality management systems (QMS) and processes. In turn,

this improves the ability of your operations to meet customer
requirements and expectations.

These standards do not tell processors exactly what they should

do, but instead provide a framework for developing and

implementing systems to meet certain ends, namely quality,
food safety and environmental stewardship.

What are the occurrence in Audit?

NON-CONFORMANCE
3 CLASSIFICATION OF NON-CONFORMITIES
MINOR NONCONFORMITY
MAJOR NONCONFORMITY
CRITICAL NONCONFORMITY

Non-conformance
Nonconformity

Nonconformity is the "non-fulfillment of a requirement". It

is a failure to comply with requirements. A requirement is a need,
expectation, or obligation. It can be stated or implied by an
organization, its customers, or other interested parties.

Minor Non-conformity
A minor non-compliance is a non-compliance that is not likely

to compromise food safety or lead to the handling of unsafe or

unsuitable food.

Note, with minor non-conformities, the auditor should take care

to make sure that the auditee understands that:

a number of minors could demonstrate a system breakdown and perhaps

contribute to a major.

Major Non-conformity
A major non-compliance is a non-compliance that is likely to

compromise food safety or may lead to the handling of unsafe

or unsuitable food if no remedial action is taken.
Note, with third party audits one major non-conformity

normally results in a "non-certification" recommendation.

Critical Non-conformities
A critical non-compliance is a non-compliance where the

contravention poses an imminent and serious risk to the safety

of food intended for sale.

 Non-conformances are addressed with corrective

actions.
Corrective Actions focus on existing non-

conformances. Is the action being proposed to

addresed the root cause.

Insight

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http://asq.org/learn-about-quality/auditing/

 In other words, the quality system is based on formality,

which itself permits objectivity. The audit is seeking to

verify that the company
Says what it does, does what it says, and has the records
to prove it.

How to Manage
Inspection System
Corrective Action System
Management Review System
Training System
Document Control System